Vending machine



Feb. 28, 1933. I c, BUSTANVIIANTE 1,899,667

VENDING MACHINE Filed March 26, 1950 s Sheets-sheet 1 (3. BUSTAMANT E VENDING MACHINE Filed March 26 1950 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIJ I INVENTOR. W M4611:

A TTORNE Y.

Feb. 28, 1933. v c, BUSTAMANTE 7 1,899,667

VENDING MACHINE Filed March 26, 1950 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 I N VEN TOR.

A TTORNEY.

for toilet seat purposes. 7

In the embodiment disclosed, the paper is Patented Feb. 28, 1933 "entree STATES PATENT OFFICE] CESAR BUSTAMANTE, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR TO DAVID STERN, O]?

BROOKLYN, NEW YORK i VENDING MACHINE Application filed. March 26, 1930. Serial No. 438,953. 1

My present invention in one of its aspects relates to a paper sheet dispensing apparatus and another of its aspects to an arrangement whereby a continuous strip of paper is con verted into toilet seat sections each provided with a horseshoe slot therein.

In the illustrated embodiment, I have disclosed my invention as employed for the purposes of operating upon a continuous strip of paper to convert the strip successively into sections each capable of serving as a paper toilet seat and for dispensing such sections one at a time. It will be understood, however, that certain phases of my invention are not necessarily so limited.

It is one ofthe objects of my invention to provide an arrangement whereby acontinuous sheet of paper is so operated uponv that sections thereof are severed from the strip and dispensed and that during such operation each section is provided with a out which is illustrated in the present embodiment of my invention as being horse shoe shaped so as to permit the section to be use given a series of increments of movement to feed the strip for various distances with pauses in between. During these pauses, mechanism is caused to operate upon the strip to provide the section operated upon with-a slot, and during another pause, other mechanism caused to operate upon the strip to sever a section provided with the slot.

It is another object of my invention to provide a new and improvedcoin controlled arrangement for eifecting the operation of the dispensing mechanism.

It is the general object of my present invention to provide a new and improved paper toilet seat forming and dispensing apparatus and a coin control for its operation.

For the attainment of-these objectsand such other objects as hereinafter appear and to be pointed out, I have illustrated in the drawings one embodiment of my invention wherein" Figure 1 is a perspective View of part of the mechanism; I

Figure 2 is a view of mechanism positioned adjacent the right sidewall of Figure 9 with certain other parts shown in dotted lines to give their relative position; i s

Figure 3 shows the mechanism. foroperating one-of the cutters; V

Figure 4: shows the mechanism for operating the other cutter; i Figure 5 isa view partly in elevation and partly in section of the arrangement for making the mechanism efiective; 5

Figure 6 is a side elevational view looking at Fig. 5 from the right; I Figure 7 is a view of the mechanism at the right of Figure 5 showing the dispensing mechanism in operative position; l F. Figure 8 shows the coin controlling feature; t

Figure 9 is a perspective view of the cabinet with the mechanism assembly shown therein in dotted lines; A

Figure 10 is a plan view in horizontal sec; tion of Figure 9 looking downwardly; 'Figure 11 is a section showing in detail; and Figure 12 is a perspectiveview of part of themechanism;

Exterior of the'cabinet' (see Fig. 9) is a. handle member ll operable at will and a coin chute 12 to receive the coin. Within the cab. inet is mechanism of sucha character that, 1.- When a coin is inserted in'the' chute 12 and. the handle member 11 rotated, paper containedupon a rollin the cabinet will be. given a series of successive increments of movements to feed. the paper through the 51 cabinet for varying distances in between the movements. While the ,paperis stationary, the strip is operated upon,'first to provide it successively with a slot which'is generally horse-shoe shaped, and then with a severing cut so as to cut ofi from the strip of paper successive sections each provided with a, horse-shoe slot. i

In Figure 1 of the drawings is illustrated the general manner inv which the paper is supported and operated on to convert the continuous strip of paper in roll form into sections adaptable for toilet seat purposes.

The roll of paper 13 is supported at the top of the cabinet, as for example by shaft 100 14, and the roller serves as a pressure roller and also to direct the paper into its proper channel. Below the roller 15 is a plate 16 which serves not only as a guide for the paper being fed off the roll 13, but also as a backing thereof. A female die portion 17 is provided in the plate 16 and this is shown as horse shoe shaped because the embodiment herein illustrated is intended to provide paper coversfor toilet seats and a slot of this chai acter is desirable in such paper sheets. Sup.-

ported in opposition to the slot 17 is a correspondingly shaped cutting die member 18 which is carried by a reciprocating member 19.mounted for reciprocation to bring the cutter 18 into coaction with the female die member 17.

Adjacent the bottom of the base 16 and at a predetermined distance below the die members 17 and 18 are the fee-ding rollers 20 and 21 between which the paper is initially threaded and by which the paper is fed from off the roller 13. Below the feeding rollers 20 and 21 is the severingcutter 22 which is shown as provided with the cutting edge 23..

The cutter 22 is pivotally supported at its lower end and is so arranged that it can be given a movement to bring its cutting edge 23 into severing relationship to the paper. In Figure 11 of the drawings, I have-shown this last severing operation on an enlarged scale and this will be described more in detail later on.

By mechanism which will be shortly, the feeding rollers 20 and 21 are rotated to feed the paper from off the paper roll 13 in successive steps. These feeding rollers are given increment of movement with pauses therebetween, during which pauses the paper is-at rest. In Figure 1 a section of paper A is shown just after it has been severed from the strip and is ready for manual removal. The lower free edge of the strip of paper coming off the roll 13 will be about the level of the cutting edge 23. The mechaism to be described, will then operate to cause the feed rollers 20 and 21 to move the paper downwardly a suflicient distance to bring the free edge of the paper below the discharge opening 24 in the bottom of the cabinet 10.

The rollers 20 and 21 then pause and a die operating mechanism then functions to force the die 18 inwardly against the paper and into co-operation with the female die member 17 to produce in the paper, the horse shoe shaped cut shown at B in Figure 1. The horse shoe shaped die 18 then moves backwardly to inoperative position and the rollers 20 and 21 are then again rotated to give the paper a further and longer increment of movement so as to bring a length corresponding to the section desired and including the slot B, just past the cutting edge'23. The rollers 20 and 21 then pause again and the cutter 22 is then operated to force the cutting edge 23 described to sever the paper at that point so as to provide the complete paper section as shown at the bottom of the Figure 1 of the drawing.

I will now describe the mechanism by which these operations are performed.

Mounted "within the cabinet and adjacent the end wall on theright is a vertical platform or wall 30, (see Fig. 9). Closely adjacent to this wall and to the right thereof is a plate 31, provided with the cut-outs 32, 33, and 34. Received in the intermediate cutout 33, is the pin 35 projecting to the right from the wall 30. A spiral spring. 37 is secured at one end to the cabinet about the pin 38, and at its other end about the pin 39 carried by the plate 31. The plate 31 is held suspended by the pin 35 and the spring 37 in the position shown in the dotted lines at the right in Fig. 8 so as to present the cut-out 32 at the top in the path of a coin C coming down the chute 40 the mouth 12 of which is on the front face of the cabinet as shown in Fig. 9.

The manually operated exterior handle member 11 (see Figs. 9 and 10) is fixed to a stub shaft which carries the small gear 42 which meshes with'the larger gear 43 fixed to the shaft 44. Fixed to the shaft 44 is an eccentric 45 received between the two legs defining the bottom cut-out 34 so as to oscillate the plate 31 without, however, having any effect unless a coin C passing down the chute 40 is received in the cut-out 32 at the top of the plate 31. When a coin is so received in the cut-out 32, however, the coin will form an abutment between the upstanding wall 47 formed in the cut-out 32 and the point 48 in the'chute so as to cause the cam 45 to swing the lower part of the plate about the coin as a fulcrum to the extreme dotted line position to the left in Fig. 8 with a result that will be pointed out shortly.

Mounted loosely upon the shaft 44, is the main operating gear 50. A pawl 51 is pivotally mounted about the pin 52 projecting from the gear 50 to the left in Fig. 7.. Upon rotate with the (remand to carry with it in such rotation, the main gear 50.

Supported from the left side of the wal or partition 30 is the spring member 61 which carries the pin 62 (see Fig. 5). This pin is received through an opening in the wall 30 and is supported for movement to the left through this opening. The pin is chamfered 5 at its inner end to provide the inclined face 63 which is normally positioned immediately below the upper wall 64 which defines the slot 34 atthe bottom of the plate 31 which wall is also inclined as shown in Fig. 5 for proper coaction with the inclined face of the pin 62.

The pin 62 is normally pressed inwardly by the spring 61 to engage on top of the short arm 56 of the pawl 51 to depress the short arm and to raise the longer arm and with it the tooth portion to hold the pawl in the horizontal position shown in Fig. 6'with the toothed portion out of engagement with the cam 45. This is the normal inoperative position of the parts. When a coin C is inserted in the chute 40, it will position itself inthe upper cut-out 32 of the slide plate 31 and between the upstanding wall 47 of the slide plate and the opposed portion 48 of the chute. The reciprocation of the cam 45 by the operation of the crank handle 11, will cause the presence of the coin to force the slide plate downwardly so as to have the upper wall 64 of the lower cut-out 34 act upon the inclined face 63 of the pin 62 to force this pin inwardly and out of its co-operative engagement with the short end of the pawl 51 upon which the long arm of the pawl 51 will move downwardly into contact with the cylindrical surface of the cam 45 so that as the cam 45 rot-ates the toothed portion 55 will engage the toothed portion of the cam and the pawl 51 will be carried around with the cam and will carry with it the main operating gear 50. In this manner themain gear 50, will be caused to be given one complete revolution because of the fact that as-soon as the operative engagement of the pawl 51 is affected to cause the main gear to rotate, the coin C will have to drop through the chute, the slide 31 will have resumed its normal position as will also the pin 62 so that when the main gear 50 will have completed its revolution, the pawl 51, will bring its short arm into the path of the pin 62 and the short arm will be depressed and the long arm raised so as to disengage toothed portion 55 and the cam 45. During this complete rotation of the main gear 50, all the operative steps upon the paper hitherto referred to will be performed. 1 will now describe the mechanism which performs these functions.

The main gear 50 is a mutilated gear made 1p of four sections as follows: a toothed'section which extends for more than 180, followed by an untoothed section 71, which is rather short, then with the toothed section 72 which is for approximately 10 or 15 and .hen by a second untoothed section 73 which is substantially larger than the untoothed section 71. The main gearv 50 meshes with a small gear 75 (see Fig. 6) and this small gear 75 is also a mutilated gear in that ithas a section 76 in which the tops of a number of teeth have been mutilated so as to reduce the height of the teeth and a second section 77 in which a number ofteeth, approximate- 1y 180 around, are similarly mutilated. From a study of the construction and relationship of the gears 50 and 75, it will be understood that the teeth of the gear 50 will alwaysbe in driving connection with all the teeth of the gears 7 5, but that the untoothed portions thereof will be out of driving connection therewith when opposite the portions 76 and 77 of the gear 75. l

- Assuming the parts to be in the position of 1 Fig. 6, of the drawing and the pawl 51in engagement with the cam 45, the master gear 50 Willdrive the gear 7 5 until the section 71 of the gear 50 comes opposite the gear 75 when the driving connection is broken. As the master gear 50 continues rotating the section 70 will come into driving contact with the section 76 of the gear 75 to pick up the mutilated teeth and continue the drive for the full extent of the section 70 of the gear 50 which will give the gear 75 a number of rotations. This will continue until the section 73 is reached, the parts being so arranged that this will occur when. this section is op, posite-the mutilatedteeth 77 of the gear 75 when again there will be a pause. a

The gear 75, is carriedby theshaft of the roller 20 and the roller20 is in frictional driving engagement with the roller 21. The operation of the gear 75 by the master gear 50 in themanner above set forth, will give to the rollers 20 and 21 feeding movements to feed the paper to extentsjand with pauses therebetween at times as herein set forth.

'-The master gear 50 is provided with a pin 80, (see Figs. 3 and 12). A lever 82, fixed to the'shaft 83 hasits free end 81 normally positioned so; as to; becontacted with by thev 82, 83 and 84. The pin is so positioned with relation to the various sections of the gear 50 and with relation to the position of the member 81 and of the other parts that the cutter 18 will be moved to cut the slot in the paper during a pause in the paper feed and at the vpre-determined time which has already been set forth above.

The member 94 is carried freely by the shaft 83, so "as to swing'thereabout. This member is provided with opposed legs 93 and 95. The leg'93, has extending inwardly therefrom the projection 92, so as to present this projection in the path of'the pinSO, already above referred to as carried by the master gear 50 and as operating the lever 82 to operate the mechanism for cutting the slot in the paper. It will be observed upon viewing Fig. 12 of the drawings, that the member 94 isso positioned that the pin will strike the projection 92, somewhere about a half revolution of the master gear 50 after this pin 80 has moved lever 82. When the pin 80, strikes the projection 92, it will cause the lever 94, to swing about the shaft 83 to bring the leg 95, against the pin 96, project.- ing laterally from one end of the cutter 22. As the lever 94, swings, the leg 95 acting through thepin 96, will'force the cutter 22 to swing about its pivot 97 to bring the knife 23 against the papers to produce the severing cut. The operation of this lever 94: and the production of the severing cut take place during the timethat the second pause in thepaper feed occurs and here again all the parts i are so'related and dimensioned as to give this result.

In Fig. 11 of the drawing, I show an arrangement by which the severing out can be effectively produced without at, the same time releasing the severed section. The cutter 22 is provided with a member 104 which is spaced below and projects forwardly in substantial parallelism to the knife 23. The paper roller 21 is provided with a cut-away portion 100 extending across the length of the face of the roller to provide a depression or space within the contour of said roller.

Carried by the roller in said space 100, and

projecting upwardly medially thereof, is a spring plate 101. The mechanism, including the master gear, the pin 80 and the cutter operating mechanisms are all so constructed and timed that the depression 100 in. the roller 21 (see Fig. 11) will be held stationary and in opposition to the knife 23, when this knife is being moved to sever the paper. The knife 23, and the member 24:, below the knife and the spring member 101 carried by the roller 21'are positioned as shown in Fig. 11 so-that with the paper stationary, and as the cutter 22 is brought forward toits position in Fig.11, the members 101 and 104 will cooperate to tautenthe paper so as to assist in the severing operation and will, after the severing operation is completed, serve to hold the paper temporarily until it is withdrawnby the vendor as otherwise the paper section will drop to the floor as soon as the severing cut is made. r

In the embodiment herein disclosed, I have illustrated die members 17 and 18 as of a character to produce a horse-shoe shaped slot B in the paper section A and have referred to this slot in the specification as horseshoe shaped. It will be understood that this slot need not be curved and parf, ticularly not curved to the shapeof a horseshoe'since it may be madeup of straight lines to provide a slot rectangular in shape or it may be oval in form so as to completely remove Whatin the illustrated embodiment is a flap. Wherever, therefore, the word horse-shoe slot is employed, it will be understood that this expression is not used in its limitative sense.

'IIaving thus described my invention and illustrated its use, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is- 1.,In a dispensmg apparatus, means for supporting a roll of paper, feeding means -mecl'ianism for cutting a slot in the paper,

mechanism for severing section of paper from the roll, and a master gear for controlling the operation of each of the said mecha= nisms in timed succession, so as to provide first a paper feed. then an operation of the first-cutting mechanism, then. a feed, and finally an operation of the second mentioned cutting mechanism.

3. In an. apparatus of the character described, in combination, means for supporting a roll of paper, means for withdrawing paper from the roll comprising a feeding roller, means for severing the paper so withdrawn, said means comprising a cutter, a member projecting fromthe roller and :a member moving with the cutter and positioned therebclow, the member carried by the roll being arranged to be positioned between the cutter and other'member when the cutter is moved to perform a severing'operation whereby. the severed section will be held from falling,

4. In an apparatus of the character do scribed in combination, means for supporting a roll of paper, means for withdrawing paper from the roll, comprising a feeding roller, means for severing the paper so withdrawn, said means comprising a cutter a slot formed in the roller, 2. member projecting positioned in and projecting from the slot in the roller and a bar moving with the cutter and positioned therebelow, the member carried by the roll being arranged to be positioned between the two other members when the cutter is moved to perform a severing operation whereby the severed section will be held from falling.

5. Ina dispensing apparatus, means for supporting aroll of paper, feeding rollers for feeding paper from off the roll mechanism,

for cutting a slot in the paper, comprising a reciprocating cutting die, mechanism for severing a section of paper from the roll, and a master gear for controlling the operation of each of the said parts in timed succession, said master gear being provided with spaced gear sections, and also with spaced abutments so as to provide first a paper feed, then an operation of the cutting die, then a feed, and finally an operation of the severing mechamenu.

6. In a dispensing apparatus means for supporting a roll of paper, feeding mechanism adapted to feed paper from oif the roll, mechanism for cutting a slot in the paper and mechanism for severing a section of paper from the roll and means for controlling all of said mechanisms, said means comprising a normally inoperative master gear controlling each of said mechanisms, and means for rendering said master gear operative, for a single revolution, said master gear being provided with spaced gear sections and with spaced abutments to control two feeding operations, and two cutting operations.

7 In an apparatus of the character described in combination, means for supporting a roll of paper rollers for withdrawing paper from the roll, die members intermediate the roll supporting means and the rollers for cutting a slot in the paper, means positioned below the rollers for severing the section of the paper therebelow, a master gear, operating mechanism normally disconnected from the master gear, means for placing the master gear in operative connection with the operating mechanism for one revolution of the master gear, said master gear being provided with operating elements for giving two separate movements to the feed rollers and a movement in succession to the die members and to the severing means.

8. In an apparatus of the character described in combination, means for supporting a roll of paper, rollers for withdrawing paper from the roll, die members intermediate the roll supporting means and the rollers for cutting a slot in the paper, means positioned below the rollers for severing the section of the paper therebelow, a master gear, operating mechanism normally disconnected from the master gear, means for placing the master gear in operative connection with the operating mechanism for one revolution of the master gear, said master gear having two spaced gear sections for giving successive increments of movement to the feeding rollers and an abutment for operating successively, the slot cutting means and the paper severing means.

In witness whereof I have hereunto signed my name.

CESAR BUSTAMAN TE. 

